LED Rear Indicator Lights

LED Rear Indicator Lights

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Don262

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19 posts

123 months

Tuesday 4th February 2014
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Anyone tried to replace bulbs with Leds. I have but whilst they work they are frantic,flashing at roughly twice the rate just as if a bulb has failed, and the indicator arrows on the dash both come on at the same time. I have tried to put a resistor (of various ohms) in parallel but it makes no difference.
Any budding auto electricians out there with a suggestion of what might work?
The Leds I have used are:
955 13 LED Extreme Power 2W 360 degree - White. Anything bigger would probably not fit in the light fitting.
Cheers
Don



MJK 24

5,648 posts

235 months

Tuesday 4th February 2014
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The resistance in your indicator circuit is now wrong as your LED's consume far less power than a conventional 21w bulb.

You'll need to locate the indicator relay and replace it from a car that has LED indicators. I'd suggest Volkswagen Passat saloon or estate (not coupe) manufactured between 2005 and 2010ish as being inexpensive and easy to obtain.

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jfk01

106 posts

183 months

Tuesday 4th February 2014
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Try the resistor in series not parallel , I think that should work .

Ryanmt

49 posts

150 months

Wednesday 5th February 2014
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You want something like this - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CF13-FIX-FAST-FLASHING-I...

Not sure if that's the correct relay for an evora though, but its that kind of digital flasher unit you need

The resistors in series should work but then you have to find somewhere to mount them and they can get hot. The digital relay is a better option imo